The Mahatma Gandhi bust in Hiroshima stands beside the Motoyasu river near the A-Bomb Dome

Background

Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary is being observed in India today, and one of the best known Gandhi memorials in Japan stands in Hiroshima.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Hiroshima on 20 May 2023, during his visit to Japan for the G-7 Summit.
The 42-inch bronze bust was gifted by India to the city of Hiroshima and was sculpted by Ram Vanji Sutar, a Padma Bhushan awardee.
It is placed adjacent to the Motoyasu river, near the A-Bomb Dome, a site visited by large numbers of residents and tourists.
The bust stands on a greenbelt on the east bank of the river in Naka Ward and is not inside the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park itself, the city having declined a request for placement within the Park.
The Prime Minister said the bust in Hiroshima gives a very important message, and that the Gandhian ideals of peace and harmony reverberate globally and give strength to millions.